[Announce] vzctl 4.6

Kir Kolyshkin kir at openvz.org
Tue Oct 29 18:27:09 PDT 2013


OpenVZ project has released a new major vzctl version.
Read below for more information. Everybody is advised to upgrade.


Changes
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(since 4.5.1)

New functionality:
* Add iolimit and iopslimit (need kernel >= 042stab084.2)
* Add optional VM_OVERCOMMIT/--vm_overcommit parameter
* In VSwap mode, set some secondary UBCs if unset:
   * lockedpages=oomguarpages=ram
   * vmguarpages=ram+swap
   * privvmpages=(ram+swap)*vm_overcommit (if set)
* vzoversell: add
* vztmpl-dl: add --list-orphans
* vztmpl-dl: add --quiet/--no-quiet
* vzubc: don't show unlimited ubcs by default; add -v to show
* vzlist: add new fields (vm_overcommit, iolimit, iopslimit)

Fixes:
* Fix quota on ploop for RHEL5 CT
* vzctl console: hack to force redraw on reattach
* set_ublimit(): don't set unknown UBs to unlim (#2760)
* init.d/vzeventd: set reboot_event (#2764)
* arch.conf: add POST_CREATE (#2371)
* configure: fix libdir for Debian/Ubuntu case
* ct_env_create_real(): fix build for IA64
* vzctl create, vzctl exec: do skip fsck
* init.d/vz-gentoo: fix setting default for NET_MODULES and PLOOP_MODULES
* init.d/vz-redhat: don't reset cpulimits for all CTs

Improvements:
* Add a way to not modify sysctl.conf on installation (#2375)
* vzctl set --reset_ub: only allow for running CT
* init.d/vzeventd-redhat: switch to strict bash
* vz-postinstall: don't add bridge params to sysctl.conf
* vzlist: skip mounted status check if not needed
* vzubc: print errors to stderr
* vzctl start: don't start CT if /proc mount failed
* vzevent-stop: check for suspend/chkpnt
* init.d/vz*: unset io limits before stopping CT
* [build] setver.sh: add build_id, use getopt
* assorted minor code improvements

Documentation:
* vzctl(8), ctid.conf(5): document vm_overcommit
* vzctl(8): fix per-CT action script prefix
* vz.conf(5): LOGFILE don't have a default
* man: don't hardcode configurable paths
* vzlist(8): fix a subsection reference
* vzlist(8): fix indentation

See full changelog here:
http://git.openvz.org/?p=vzctl;a=shortlog;h=vzctl-4.6


Download
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http://wiki.openvz.org/Download/vzctl/4.6


Thanks
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OpenVZ project would like to thank the following people who contributed 
patches
and/or provided bug reports for this vzctl release (in no particular order):

* Pavel Odintsov
* Michael Renner
* Stefan Schlesinger
* Poiuty
* Dan Bassett
* Jaroslav Marák
* Ola Lundqvist


Bug reporting
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Please report all bugs found to http://bugzilla.openvz.org/


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Regards,
   OpenVZ team



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